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Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict (Hardcover, New)
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Sexual Violence and Armed Conflict (Hardcover, New)
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of women become victims of sexual
violence in conflict zones around the world; in the Democratic
Republic of Congo alone, approximately 1,100 rapes are reported
each month. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the
causes, consequences and responses to sexual violence in
contemporary armed conflict. It explores the function and effect of
wartime sexual violence and examines the conditions that make women
and girls most vulnerable to these acts both before, during and
after conflict. To understand the motivations of the men (and
occasionally women) who perpetrate this violence, the book analyzes
the role played by systemic and situational factors such as
patriarchy and militarized masculinity. Difficult questions of
accountability are tackled; in particular, the case of child
soldiers, who often suffer a double victimization when forced to
commit sexual atrocities. The book concludes by looking at
strategies of prevention and protection as well as new programs
being set up on the ground to support the rehabilitation of
survivors and their communities. Sexual violence in war has long
been a taboo subject but, as this book shows, new and courageous
steps are at last being taken o at both local and international
level - to end what has been called the "greatest silence in
history."
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